Czech Republic v Portugal
Rosicky, 31, has been struggling to be fit in time after suffering an
inflamed Achilles tendon in the first-half of the 2-1 group stage win
over Greece which saw him miss the final Group A game, the 1-0 win over
co-hosts Poland.
However, whilst he was able to train on Wednesday for the first time in
over a week after undergoing two days of treatment in Prague, Smicer
said his teammate from the flair-filled Euro 2004 side was not fit
enough to start.
"It is certain that Tomas will not play from the start," he told Czech public TV channel CT.
However, Arsenal star Rosicky, who has been plagued by injuries
throughout his career, one of which forced him to miss Euro 2008, will
be on the substitutes' bench and could get some playing time, according
to Smicer.
The quarterfinal will be the third meeting between the two sides in five
Euros, both winning one apiece, though, the Czechs won the most
important one the 1996 quarterfinal 1-0 on their way to losing to
Germany in the final.
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